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School knife attacks in Turkey and Romania

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In mid-October 2026, separate incidents of school violence involving knives were reported in Turkey and Romania. In Adana, Turkey, a sixth-grade student at Aliye İzzet Begoviç Ortaokulu used a bread knife brought from home to wound a classmate’s arm following a dispute over rumors. The injured student was hospitalized in good condition, and the responsible student was taken into ~~custody.~~ custody by the Juvenile Branch Directorate. Education at the school was suspended for one day. In Bistrița, Romania, a 13-year-old seventh-grade student attacked a teacher and a classmate with a knife at the Ștefan cel Mare Middle School on the morning of October 19. The assailant reportedly entered the school wearing a mask and a motorcycle helmet. A 28-year-old mathematics teacher sustained wounds to the forehead and ~~abdomen while attempting to prevent the student from entering,~~ abdomen, and a 12-year-old student was also ~~injured while attempting to intervene.~~ injured. While initial reports indicated the ~~teacher was in stable condition,~~ victims were stable, subsequent updates noted ~~that both the teacher and the student~~ they remained in critical condition ~~while~~ at the Bistrița Emergency Hospital. The incident caused widespread panic, with at least 14 ~~other~~ individuals, including 13 minors, suffering from panic attacks. The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) has taken over the investigation. Vasile Șteopoaie, head of the Bistrița-Năsăud County School Inspectorate, stated ~~that~~ the motive appeared to be religious radicalization, as the attacker allegedly targeted a student of a different religion. ~~Reports indicate the attacker may have planned~~ Investigations later revealed the ~~incident for eight months, having posted messages on TikTok regarding his intentions, including references to Norse mythology~~ teenager had authored a 60-page online manifesto expressing neo-Nazi beliefs and ~~the concept of Valhalla.~~ racial hatred. Because the attacker is 13, he cannot be held criminally liable and has been transferred to a pediatric psychiatric clinic in Cluj-Napoca for evaluation. In a separate Romanian incident in Muntenii de Jos, a 56-year-old teacher was found with a knife in his bag, claiming he brought it for ‘self-defense’ against students.

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